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Resilience
Making communities drought resilient
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Making communities drought resilient

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Chile has medicine against desertification, but does not take it
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Chile has medicine against desertification, but does not take it

The retention of rainwater which otherwise is lost at sea could be an excellent medicine against the advance of the desert from northern to central Chile, but there is no political will to take the necessary actions, according to experts and representatives of affected communities.

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Toasting to a more sustainable planet with Argentine wine
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Toasting to a more sustainable planet with Argentine wine

The region of Cuyo in west-central Argentina is famous for its vineyards. But it is one of the areas in the country hit hardest by the effects of climate change, such as desertification and the melting of mountain top snow.

Impacts
Some of the world's biggest lakes are drying up. Here's why
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Some of the world's biggest lakes are drying up. Here's why

Boats are stranded; the fish and waterfowl are gone. Fishermen who depended on the lake are moving elsewhere. It's a diaspora born of drought.

Solutions
Village savings: Helping small farmers weather climate shocks
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Village savings: Helping small farmers weather climate shocks

One African proverb states: "If the rhythm is changing, so must the dance steps," implying the need to develop new strategies to deal with emerging complex challenges such as climate change.

Causes
Women on the front lines of halting deforestation
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Women on the front lines of halting deforestation

In Zimbabwe, the bulk of rural communities and urban poor still get their energy supplies from the forests, leading to deforestation and land degradation.

Impacts
Can drought be prevented? Slovakia aims to try
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Can drought be prevented? Slovakia aims to try

A landmark programme to combat drought set to be implemented in the small Central European country of Slovakia could be an inspiration for other states as extreme weather events become more frequent, the environmental action group behind the plan has said.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
Yellow excavator on an excavated mountain during daytime with sun rising over the horizon.

Trump’s mining push undermines itself by gutting clean energy demand

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Plastics industry misled public on decades-old recycling tech

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Trump’s order on deep-sea mining risks fragile ocean ecosystems and global cooperation

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How fragile power grids and extreme weather combined to cause Europe’s biggest blackout in decades

Regenerative agriculture drought resilience

As regenerative agriculture gains momentum, report warns of “greenwashing”

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Nuclear revival plan faces obstacles at Tennessee Valley Authority

CLIMATE
Collapsed house surrounded by rubble and wood debris.

U.S. to stop publicly tracking financial toll of billion-dollar climate disasters

Disaster aid on a flatbed truck.

Congress proposes major reforms to FEMA in bid to counter Trump cuts